Our Lives Magazine

12/09/2025

If you know any LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites who married in 2025, please tag them so Our Lives Magazine can invite them to be in our annual wedding feature! If not, you can still help by sharing this. ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

12/01/2025

Today is World AIDS Day. It is a moment to honor the friends, lovers, mentors, and elders we've lost, and to recognize the strength of those among us living with HIV.

We carry the weight of that history, but also the resilience from caring for one another when no one else would.

On this day, we remember—but we also look forward, with hope, with pride, and with the knowledge that our community's courage continues to shape a better future.

11/26/2025

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11/21/2025

According to the crew’s mission statement, “We’re not just racing for speed—we’re sailing for visibility, love, and belonging. In honor of one of our crewmates’ child who we lost to su***de last fall after they courageously came out as transgender, we’re dedicating this race to raising awareness and support for LGBTQ+ youth."

READ HERE: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/article/trans-teens-death-inspires-community-fundraising-of-32000-via-lake-superior-sailing-race/

11/20/2025

“Some Like It Hot” was chosen as the performance for this year’s Out at Overture because of its overarching themes of inclusion and acceptance.

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Overture welcomed members of the Madison-area LGBTQ+ community for an evening of networking, drag queen bingo and Broadway. Out at Overture is an annual event held [...]

11/20/2025

Instead of gathering in person, Diverse & Resilient will launch the Together for Resilience Campaign, a 12-day digital fundraising and storytelling initiative taking place December 1–12, 2025.

READ HERE: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/article/diverse-resilient-cancels-annual-gala-launches-digital-campaign-and-reaffirms-commitment-to-lgbtq-communities/

11/20/2025

Today we honor the transgender and gender-diverse people in Wisconsin and across the world whose lives were taken by violence, discrimination, and society's refusal to fully value them. According to the Advocates for Trans Equality, in 2025 there are 27 known cases of transgender people killed due to violence in the United States—almost certainly an undercount. Trans Wisconsinites deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to live openly — yet too many have been lost to hatred and neglect. Today, we remember them while acknowledging the need for change.

11/17/2025

2025 Wisconsin LGBT Chamber Business Awards

See the FULL GALLERY here: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/galleries/gallery/2025-wisconsin-lgbt-chamber-business-awards/

11/17/2025

“I’m really not a cool coffee shop,” owner EVP Coffee Tracy Danner said. “I’m really about creating spaces that feel sacred to me and where everybody feels welcome.”

READ HERE: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/article/etes-vous-prets/

11/14/2025

“I am pleased to announce my support for Sarah Godlewski for Lt. Governor, Josh Kaul for Attorney General, Eric Wilson for State Treasurer, and JoCasta Zamarripa for Secretary of State,” Pocan said.

READ HERE: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/article/congressman-mark-pocan-endorses-candidates-for-statewide-office-in-2026/

11/13/2025

Out at Overture Center

See the FULL GALLERY here: https://ourliveswisconsin.com/galleries/gallery/out-at-overture-2025

11/12/2025

Help us create a diverse portrait of LGBTQ+ love & joy in Wisconsin by being a part of our annual Love List issue. Sign up to have your LGBTQ+ relationship recognized in January's Our Lives magazine. It is a celebration of q***r love unlike any other at a time when we truly need it.

SHARE THE LOVE • Being a part of our 2026 Love List helps us recognize and celebrate your relationship(s) while creating connections and visibility across our community. This is our way [...]